Isao Takahata

Director, Writer, Additional Crew

Birthdate: Oct 29, 1935

Birthplace: Ise, Japan

Died: Apr 5, 2018

Isao Takahata was born on 29 October 1935 in Ise, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Pom Poko (1994), Grave of the Fireflies (1988) and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013). He died on 5 April 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

Movies

Known For

Pom Poko

(1994)

Grave of the Fireflies

(1988)

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

(2013)

Only Yesterday

(1991)

Isao Takahata Movies

director

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2018 |
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
2018
Not Rated
1h 28m
Animation, Drama, War
8.5
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
2016 |
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
2016
PG
1h 59m
Animation, Drama, Romance
7.6
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
2014 |
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
PG
2h 17m
Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
8
Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
1995 |
Pom Poko
Pom Poko
1995
PG
1h 59m
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
7.3
A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.

actor

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2015 |
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2011 |
JAPANESE CINEMA: New Territories
1999 |
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1992 |
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
1991 |
Only Yesterday
1988 |
Au
1987 |
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1982 |
Gauche the Cellist
1981 |
Chie the Brat
1980 |
From the Apennines to the Andes: The Movie
1975 |
The Story of Heidi
1968 |
Horus: Prince of the Sun

producer

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2003 |
Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
2003
PG
2h 4m
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
8
Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
1987 |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1987
1h 57m
Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi
8
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.